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UN Escalates Use of Drones
November 15, 2017
In a recent interview, adviser to the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) Christopher Fabian explains how UNICEF and a wide array of other UN agencies are seeking to ramp up their use of drones as key elements in "humanitarian, development and peacekeeping operations."
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UN Official Seeks Wide-ranging Global Migration Deal
November 14, 2017
In a recent session preparing for the development of a Global Compact on Migration in 2018, the International Organization for Migration's Director General William Lacy Swing called for a human rights-centered approach to migration and the opening of "regular and safe migration routes" and a clampdown on "hate speech" to lay the foundations for the Compact.
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UN Official Unveils Comprehensive "Peace" Agenda
November 14, 2017
At an August event, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed advocated an all-encompassing agenda for UN peacekeeping efforts by seeking support for "an inclusive strategy" taking into account "the entire peace continuum, from prevention, conflict resolution and peacekeeping to peacebuilding and long-term development."
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UNESCO Calls for More "Citizenship Education" Reporting
November 13, 2017
Based on its review of education data reported by countries around the world, the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has determined that over half of countries reporting on student assessment failed to provide sufficient information on their inclusion of "Global Citizenship Education" in school curricula.
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UNESCO Critiques World Progress on "Diversity" Education
November 13, 2017
In an analysis of a report it commissioned on the progress of its "Global Citizenship Education" agenda, the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) found that education systems around the world are failing to sufficiently promote the concepts of "cultural diversity and tolerance" among teachers and students.